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including mobile telephone user interfaces, call control, speech signal transmission and imaging. The complaint seeks an injunction
and monetary damages. The claim construction hearing was scheduled for January 11, 2012, and trial was scheduled to begin July 12,
2012. On August 30, 2011, the case was transferred from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of Texas (Dallas). On
November 4, 2011, MMI filed an amended complaint in the Northern District of Texas, alleging infringement of four additional
patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,490,170; 6,049,796; 6,871,048; and, 6,441,828. The amended complaint seeks an injunction, monetary
damages and other relief that the court may deem proper under the circumstances. On March 9, 2012, the Court reset the trial date for
February 4, 2013. On March 21, 2012, the court stayed the proceedings with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 5,479,476; 5,845,219;
6,055,439; 6,253,075; and 6,427,078. On April 16, 2012, the Company filed a motion to stay the proceedings with respect to U.S.
Patent No. 6,049,796. On May 4, 2012, the court granted the Company’s motion to stay proceedings with respect to U.S. Patent
No. 6,049,796. On January 17, 2013 the parties entered proposed scheduling orders including proposed trial dates. On February 27,
2013, the court issued a claim construction order. The court has not yet entered a new schedule. Proceedings are ongoing.
On June 30, 2010, Bandspeed Inc. (“Bandspeed”) filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as thirty-six other defendants in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division) alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,027,418 and
7,570,614. The patents are generally directed to a method for selecting communication channels using frequency hopping. The
complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. On August 15, 2011, the case was transferred from the Eastern District of
Texas to the Western District of Texas (Austin Division), where a lawsuit involving the same patents is currently pending against a
number of parties, including Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited (“CSR”). On December 15, 2011, the court issued an order requiring
Bandspeed to amend its complaint to identify all allegedly infringing products, and allow possible impleader of other chip
manufacturers or suppliers. On January 24, 2012, the court issued an order setting the deadline for impleader to February 23, 2012.
However, no other chip manufacturers or suppliers were impleaded. A trial had been scheduled to begin February 4, 2013, involving
Bandspeed and CSR only. On October 22, 2012, Bandspeed advised the court of a Settlement and License Agreement entered into
with CSR. On November 20, 2012, the court dismissed with prejudice all claims based on any defendant’s use of CSR Licensed
Products. At this time, no date for trial has been set with respect to any other defendant, including the Company. The court held a
Status Conference on January 11, 2013 and indicated that trial would be set for early November 2013. Proceedings are ongoing.
On September 2, 2010, Innovative Sonic Limited filed lawsuit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of
Texas (Tyler Division) asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,925,183; RE 40,077; and 7,436,795. The patents are generally
directed to window based polling and timing as well as security keys in a wireless communication system. The complaint seeks an
injunction and monetary damages. The claim construction hearing was scheduled for November 10, 2011, and trial was scheduled to
begin June 4, 2012. Subsequently, the case was transferred from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of Texas
(Dallas Division). The Dallas court held a Markman hearing on June 11, 2012 and issued a claim construction order on October 17,
2012. Trial was scheduled to begin on March 4, 2013. On March 4, 2013, the court held a hearing, rescheduling trial for June 2013 to
permit Innovative Sonic to retain new counsel and to allow for additional discovery. Proceedings are ongoing.
On February 24, 2011, Golden Bridge Technology, Inc. (“Golden Bridge”) filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as over twenty
other defendants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,574,267 and
7,359,427. These patents are generally directed to 3G wireless technologies. The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary
damages. On April 10, 2012, the
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